The Labor enquirer., 1887-05-14
For President Ia 1sss,
HENRY GEORGE,
or the United states.
TO T. v. POWDERLY.

listened to your speech at the Rink on
Monday night, in which you promised that
the fifty questions asked by me in last weeks
ENQUIRER should be fully and promptly an
swered at the secret meeting Of the X. Of L.
held on Tuesday night.
You then and there admitted my full right
as an honest man and member Of the X. Of
J.. TO have them answered, and to know
exactly what was the truth.
attended that meeting and listened to
your answers. And | replied to you, sir,
when you had finished, that there had been
now created a direct issue Of fact between
you and others known prominently for years
in the cause Of labor. said then to your
ace that il should find that these men had
lied about you that | would be the first to
denounce them; and that II you had lied
about them that should do the same to you.
You then and there admitted that my posi-.
ton was that Of an honest man truly seeking
TO know the facts in the case.
Some Of those fifty questions created a
direct issue Of fact, as | have said. Three
times, sir, at that secret meeting did beg,
yes, impiore Of you that you give me the au-
thority to publicly, in print, state what your
replies were to these questions which now for
years have been whispered in our secret coun.
cilS; urged that this was due, not only to
your own honor but to the cause as we'll that
n lie should be met and faced and crushed out
at once.
You replied to me, and to all the knights
present, with an absolute prohibition under
The obligation, refusing to allow your answers
to be laid before the people.
You did NOT charge me in that meeting
with aueht against my honor, my American
ism my devotion to the Knights Of Labor;
you met me fairly as Brother knight, and
recognized my right to question you as to
your acts; you explained some things; you
denied others, and you threw the lie in the
faces Of absent men. You said that you
would meet them and cram their statements
down their throats.
This looked fair, and when you pledged
yourself and your followers to silence before
the public until the disputed facts could be
adjudieated among ourselves, you bound me
in honor, sir, to the same course Of action.
Bu, you or your friends violated tina, pledge
before 1t was two hours old. Our secret
session adjourned at half.past twelve; the
next mornings Republican contained the fol.
lowing lying account, and yet. sir. there is in
!, so much Of the details Of the meeting from
your standpoint as PROVES to those who were
there tha, there is traitor in the ranks:
rowpERLy MAKES ANSwER-THE MASTER
THs KSIcHTs-cRITicIsMs OF HIS PAST
ACTS TAKEN UP. ONE ny ONE, AND SAT-
isrAcroRiIY EXPLAINED.
Knights Of labor Assembly No. ,2IS held
special meeting in Lincoln Hall last even.
ing to listen TO the answers Of fifty question,
asked Grand Master Workman Powderly b,
the LABOR ENQUIRER Of this city. The EN-
RuIRER has been an active opponent Of Mr.
Powderly and has stirred up a good deal O.
opposition to him in this region. Three re-
por,ers tried to learn the proceeding, Of III,
meeting and found it pretty difficult work ts
do it. A good many members Of the orde
were interviewed and some gave away moth
ing. Others were more communicative anc
told here little and there a little. and b,
patching the entire lot together i, is no, diffi
cult TO ind out abou, what course the meetin.
took and the results chained.